ISBN: 9780803275706 - Engines of Instruction, Mischief, and Magic: Children's Literature in England from Its Beginning to 1839 (28 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Tight binding. Crease to bottom corner. Remainder mark on bottom.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. None. 10.02 X 6.90 X 0.93 inches fmc2%262D.

Condition: Good. 1 Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: VG. Paperback. VG. 304pp. Index, Biblio., Notes, Illus. Wear extremities, rubbing wraps, sticker back.

Soft cover. Pb. VG- 304pp. Index, Biblio., Notes, Illus. Rubbing wraps, wear extremities, corners rough, soiling.

paperback. Condition: Good. Good. Gently used with no markings in text. Binding is tight.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Light dampstaining to bottom edge of pages. Previous owner's gift inscription on front endpaper and inside front cover. ; 10.02 X 6.90 X 0.93 inches; 304 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good paperback with light shelfwear - NICE! Standard-sized.

paperback. Condition: Used-Very Good. First Edition. Pbk. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy.

Paperback. Condition: Good. some shelfwear/edgewear but still NICE! - may have remainder mark or previous owner's name Standard-sized.

Condition: Good. Good condition paperback with light wear, creasing. Contents are clean with light age tone.

Softcover. Condition: Good. 1st page has small tear has been repaired Light shelf wear. Otherwise inside near new. Quantity Available: 1. ISBN: 0803275706. ISBN/EAN: 9780803275706. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: ABE521781189.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near fine condition. Children's literature in England from its beginnings in 1839.

Condition: Good. Good condition. (Children's Literature, Criticism) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. xiv+304pp, 160 b/w illustrations, index, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. A concise, interpretative hisotry of Children's literature in England. 700 grams.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First paperback edition. Near fine in illustrated wraps.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very good book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Front cover creased.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. First Paperback. xiv, 304pp, b/w ills, bibliography, index. Paperback. A concise, interpretative history of children's literature in English. Size: 4to.

Original publisher's black paperback, pictorial frontcover, large 8vo: frontispiece, 304pp., very richly illustrated, notes & references, general bibliography, sources illustrations, indx. Very fine copy - as new.

Original publisher's black paperback, pictorial frontcover, large 8vo: frontispiece, xiv, 304pp., 160 illustrations, notes & references, general bibliography, credits / sources illustrations, index. Very fine copy.

Laminated wrappers, 8vo, 26 cm, xiv, 304 pp, ills. From the blurb: "When John Newbery published A Little Pretty Pocket-Book in London in 1744 he was onto something new: the writing and marketing of books devoted wholly to children. Although it was the Age of Reason and Newbery and his contemporaries believed that even the poorest youngster could "look to his book" to achieve worldly success, there was an element of fun in the juvenile productions that soon flowed from the presses. The adventures of Dick Whittington, Giles Gingerbread, and Little Goody Two-Shoes delighted as they instructed. To read Engines of Instruction, Mischief, and Magic: Children's Literature in England from Its Beginnings to 1839 is to trace the origins of a cherished part of our cultural history. From the blurb: "Mary V. Jackson's entertaining, lavishly illustrated book sets a new standard for the study of children's literature in England. Going beyond previous scholarship, she shows how social, political, religious, and aesthetic considerations shaped the form and content of children's books. These books have always been sensitive barometers of shifts in taste and belief, a means of inculcating in the young the prevailing values of the adult world. They brought about a revolution in publishing, as revealed in Jackson's discussion of marketing strategies and innovations. And they were indebted to adult literature and art: classics like Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver's Travels were eventually categorized as children's books, and Romantic poets and illustrators like William Blake pointed the way from Puritan piety to fantasy and freedom. This fascinating history is rich in implications for children's literature of today." Bumped at head of spine and rear wrapper a little torn at head of spine, otherwise Good.…

Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Very Good. Paperback; Measures 10" x 6¾" (1 kg); pp (xiv) 304; Index; Bibliography; Includes: Black & white photographs (within the text); Black & white drawings; List of sources; Frontispiece; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #194203 ||. …

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Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in wraps. Light foxing on text block edges.; 304 pages.

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in wraps.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304 pages.